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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-08-05
Important Interstate Decisions.

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The interstate commerce commission
delivered opinions recently in four cases.
The cases entitled. Louis Larrizon against
the Grand Trunk Railroad Company and
The Michigan Central Railroad Company
against The Grand Trunk Railroad Com
pany. were heard together. The charge is
unjust discrimination. Larrizon complains
that the roadwouldn not sell him a thous-
and-mile ticket at the price paid by
commercial travellers, and the Michigan
Central complains that the Grand Trunk.
was selling to commercial travellers atlow-
or rates than to the public generally. The
defendant admits the facts as charged, but
AYERS that othing alleged is ID conflict
with the law. The opinion concludes as
follows: s #.s.sl7 Isl e s5s
Common carriers may ontinue the is
suance Of mileage passenger tickets, the
charges for which must be reasonable and
Just Tree from unjust di scrimi-
Commercial travellers are not priv
liged to ride over railroads at lower rates
than are paid by other persons, What
ever reasonable rates commercial travel
ers are made to pay other travellers may
be made to pay. To charge one more than
the other is unjust discrimination, and
this is true whether the tickets issued are
mileage tickets or in some other FORM
The refusal OF the defendant to sell the
complainant a thousand-mile ticket for
$40, the price at which the company was
selling such tickets to commercial travel.
sers, and the neglect to publish rates at
which defendant was offering to sell mile
age tickets, were alike in q conflict with
the ''act to regulate commerce" Opinion
by Commissioners Morrison, all concurring.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-08-05
Iittl D lis scril)t.
!. Fuller Pasli.hss
The Earl 81 Aberd Teen, who MAS BAN
quetted ii Sc. Paul i shor time ago,
has arrived home and speaks Is the
highest terms Of the Irish all over the
world. i5ss:

The proposed construction of nine
steele steamers Of large dimensions for
the trade between eastern points and
Duluth, has added to the boom Of the
zenith city OF the unsalted seas"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-08-05

The number OF pension claims pending
July Is, was 200, 442; the number pending
July %, 299, 400; disposed Of during the
week, $500; received, 1867; available
balance on account OF army pensions, $72.-
0,075; account OF navy pensions, $685.
lS7; on account OF Mexican war, Sc, $780,
l42
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Wednesday. April 81.
APPoisTMEST.-Th Acting Secretary of the Treasury
appointed Isaac H. sheper TO DO an Internal Rev
snu North Bethlehem, Penn
PUBLIC REvENuE-The total receipts of the Govern
ment this month s27. i099; and the total
expenditures 81 622 253 being net gain for the
month OF ~ 55Ol si5 The heavy receipts and the com
paratiyey light disbursements indicate correspond
ingy large reduction In the public debt for the month";
estimated AT between sl2,00O,OOO and slo,OOO.OOO
EXAMINATION OF PLASs-A board. OF which Captain T.
NJ Ramsay Is president. appointed 10 examine the de-
the 5000 armored vessels met at the Navy
Department to-day In OF the formerly occupied
by the Advisory Board aud began the examination OF
the plans submitted In TO the Departments ad
yertisement
INDIANS DYING PROM MEAsLEs-The Marine Hospital
Bureau Is informed that the Indians in the vicinity OF
Yuma, Arizona suffering from severe epidemic OF
measles which had proved fatal In sixty up TO
April lG.
FoUKTHCLAss PosTM,sTERs-The Acting Postmaster
General has appointed the following fourhcass post
Robert q. Young. Durlandyillo n. Y. George
+. Wright, New-London, ~ T.
STEEL MISUNDERSTANDING Whitney has decided to
place with the Engineering Bureau the duty OF inspect
ing steel aud other materials needed Tor engines OF
the cruisers and gunboats building, and this work
will done by the engineer inspectors now ut the places
OF construction. The regular steel inspectors Will ex
anime and test the steel needed for boilers and line shaft
ing In addition TO that used in tho hull OF the vessel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
DEMORALIZED BY POLITICS.

TIE HAD STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE SURVEYORS
oFPIcE-wHAT DEMOCRAT SAYS
The quarrel between Surveyor Benttie and Deputy
Surveyor Wyatt, which has resulted in the latter
being relieved from duty, pending proceedings Tor
the revocation Of his appointment, has aroused I'M
pleasant criticisms the administration OF the Sur
yeyor's department IL was stated yesterday that
Mr. Beatties action due to the published letters of
Mr.. Wyatt, which characterized defiant III
tone against Mr.. Beatte's power that tho origin of
the quarrel between them was the refusal OF Mr..
Wyatt to find fault with the Republicans still in
Office so that they might be removed, and that Mr..
Wyatt told Mr.. Beatte when no accepted Office:
intend to do my duty in the treatment of the men
and the administration OF the office without regard TO
their political affiliations. When accepted Office
did not forsake my manhood"
Democrat, who says that he belongs to no faction
and who has in the Customs service many years,
said yesterday:
never before saw such maladministration of the
Surveyors Department as exists to-day"
u" What is this condition
AN utter Generalization of the force, due to
ming the department for the benefit OF politics rather
than in the interest of tho Government aud the
business OF the community"
" Who is to blame Tor this state Of thingsi"
mir Beattie, absolutely 1t Is the fault of appoint
ing man who knew nothing OF the requirements OF
this important branch OF the service, and who has
introduced some remarkable Innovations 1t Mr.
Wyatt had been permitted to conduct the service
under his supervision, as his training made him
petent to do, there would have been trouble But
nothing that he does meets the approval OF Mr.
Beattie and his sublicutcnant tho Superintendent Of
the Barge Office, Whalen. In fact he has been in
teriered with IN every way. heretofore the
inspectors have been detailed to thor special
duties and have been required to make their reports
before being sent to other duties But with Mr..
Beatics nnOva the service il made shorthanded
and before the inspectors have finished thing
they ordered to another and before their reports
are submitted. For instance Mr. Beattie has detailed
ten inpectors at extra expense OF $40 day to the
Government, as roundsmen, whose duties are those
OF spies upon others This never before deemed
necessary, and is only done to obtain cause for tho
removal OF old officers TO make places for new and
inexperienced material Another inspector detailed
to keep the records OF these ten roundsmen. Six
detailed on special duty. extra clerks at the
Surveyors Office Another says he is detailed the
special stan OF the Superintendent the Barge
Office, whatever this may mean. Then two brothers
OF the name OF Penfeld have been appointed in
spectors, which is contrary to the law which pro-
hibts two members OF tho same family to be appointed
in the same department"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
LNDUSTRIAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
AN INQUIRY FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
OTHER CITIES

AN INQUIRY FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN
OTHER CITIES.
The Committee on the Course Of Studies Of the
Board OF Education expect TO report to the Board
within few weeks plan for Introducing Industrial
education into the public schools The members of
the committee and Superintendent Jasper have been
busy with this subject since January l. Several OF The
superintendent have visited the schools In Boston,
Philadelphia and St. Louis where industrial educa-
ton has been tried, and others have made com
pleto inspection of tina industrial schools In and
about New York. An account OF the methods OF
each of these schools has been written out by thc
SUPERINTENDENT who visited It, In each OF The re-
ports suggestions have been made respecting such
features as appeared be practical for Introduction
into tho schools OF the city. These features will be
presented In single report for the committee, and
will determine The general plan to be presented 10
the Board. -... -.
Mr. Holt, who Is chairman Of the committee, has
made a personal examination Of all the reports that
have been obtained from the schools. HIS plan az
SO far formulated is not to make Industrial eductOn
separate branch OF the studies In the SCHOOLS, Dut
to Incorporate 1t in the studies and with the FUNDS
that are at present provided At first the purpose
is to do this gradually, but lessons in sewing ana
cooking may be introduced at once In the classes
Importance for boys In their classes. How far
these studies go without becoming trade schools
which are not in the plan OF the committee, has not
vet been determined Miss Dodge who Is a member
OF this committee has devoted q great deal OF attn-
ton to the subject. The plan VIII be reported by the
committee so that the Boad can take action on IL
Immediately after the summer vacation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
HON TON CAPTURED BY A Willy DEPUTY

Plump "Aleck" Smith, the genial and portly deputy
sheriff who engaged in "scrapping" match with
General winslow last Saturday while serving war
rant had chance yesterday to try his rush and grab
tactics on a willy Chinaman of Mott-st, Hon Ten
recalcitrant to the subpG macs Of the City Court
Ong Yong and Ong Sick 1t seems. two other gentle
men of Mott-st, had given some information not long
ago to the police which led to the arrest of Chinese
criminal Ong Yong and Ong Sick were to divide
the reward offered between them. Ong Sick got hold
Of the money however, and declared tie-up Ons
Yong after wasting several days and nights In vain
efforts to bring Ong Sick to terms brought suit against
him In Judge McAdams Court Hon Ton was the
principal witness He had been subpGnaed all right
but the willy Ong Sick argued him into barring his
door and staying out of court Judge McAdam
issued an attachment against him yesterday and the
Sherifs Office turned 1t over naturally 10 the stately
"Aeck."
He took Ong Yong with him to Hon Tons house,
open and his front door fast shut. He was MT
wide enough, however, for the handsome deputy
sheriff. For Yong by the able deputys
orders vanished down the street, the crafty Hon
Ton unbarred the door a crack The portly 'Aiech
threw himself into the breach and then on the terrified
Monaghan Ong Yong returned In triumph and the
reluctant witness was carried of TO the CITY ColS
side was winded Hon Ton said he had not sus-
I5ecied tie genial "AIeck" and thought all was safe
when Ong Yong disappeared. Ong Sick and his friends
VOW vengeance tho other Ong. But the other Ong
will probably get his money, for on Yon VIII have
TO appear next time forfeit $3.50 ball.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
rental would be withheld pending settlement between
tho Resding syndicate and the owners Of the mortgages

rental would be withheld pending settlement between
tho Reading syndicate ana tho owners OF the mortgages
Argument was continued to-day in the United States
suit OF the Pullman Palace Car Company against tne
Central Transportation Company Tho latter company
has number Of suits at common law pending against
the complainant to collect rental under the terms OF the
time to time the Central Transportation Company mas
been bringing suits to rental at the rate OF
1894, 900 per annum while the contention OF the PUT
man Company that the rental should be In accordance
with the benefit derived from the earnings
Boston, April 2z-The Electrical Accumulation Com
pany Of New-York has entered suit here against the
Boston and Albany Eairoad Company, claiming that the
use Of the Julien battery nfnges their patents
The annual reportof the Hitchcock and Fort smh ran
road Company for 1886 shows earnings
and net earnings OF S277.979. leaving q surplus OF
1889 Compared with 1885 the gross earnings IN
creased $O9 O80 the expenses S6699 and the surplus
$5206S The land sales included 3662Z acres al % Oh
per acre. There remain unsold 6099Sl acres.
Los ANGELES, Cal, April 27-The California Central
Railroad Company recently formed by the consolidation
OF the Atchison Topeka ana Santa Fe Railroad Com
panys eight branches in Southern California has elect
cd the following officers: President George o. Man
chester of Boston vce-president, C. w. Smith, OF 10
peka; directors, George O. Manchester. C. W. Smith,
H. l. Drew. of San Bernardino; Il. s. Babcock jr, ana
A. W. Francisco George H. Bonebrake, +. Cronk, Arson
Brunson and NJ. L. wickes, of Los Angeles
CLEVELAND, April 81 (SpeciaThe report OF Receiver
Caldwell of the Nickel Plate Railroad for the six months
ending March 81 filed this morning. shows the total re-
ceipts. including S942,202 SO cash on hand. to be
$3Ol4659 81 and disbursements 81 GA 09S 80 leaving
balance on hand Of $l,37O,36O9 S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL MISSION

THE NETWORK SOCIETY CHANGES ITS PLAN-ITs
MANAGERS AND NEEDS.
During the last week the managers OF the New-fork
Medical Missionary Society conferred In regard to enlar
ing scope their organization and decided to insert
the word international In the place Of "New-York"
in the Of the society and elected several new mana
gers, among them being:
sePhsn Pt .s; Mer MaS,c as Boston
Marsten Brooklyn Dr. Ja%es Burnett Mew and II
Blaze Toronto Sir William George Bishop
oSf consists Bishop
win London ont Moody DR. G. r.
CHICAGO the Rev DE- s Clarke veT Yerk Dr. Curtis nG,s
Ms T S9aa 1 aa the av
Tomkins. Niagara Falls.
training of and women to out as medical mission
aries under the board otherwise the establishing OF
the ne po Se Of oren o
direct from the society," The local work In New-fork'
troll of the present society. whose headquarters will
main in this city. Auxiliary medical missions In othef
management The main reasons extending the work
are threefold All the world Is now practically open 10
have offered themselves missionary service during the
last month aud the regular missionary board can scarcely
hope 10 engage one-fourth OF these
The managers realize the immense value OF medical
knowledge in the mission field as means OF sepreser
agency most calculated prejudice establish
confidence and thus obtain an entrance TOT CnrlsuanY
The society Is composed OF mefnDers Vi ioauhiS
evangelical denominations. AMI the stcfest economy Is
practsed by its students and missionaries the latter be
coming as far as possible self-supp0rting special
feature Of the work fact that IL seeks TO reach the
otherwise Inaccessible classes at home In cities, and by
students engaging in this work the become best lifted
to labor abroad
For the support aiding end training OF fifty male aud
twelve female students with the support OF six dspen
sares where 10000 atendances were given during 1855
1000 asked for 1887. e. Vanderbilt has given tue
first 81 900 and his brother George $500, followed by
several others The treasurer Is T. c. Wetmore, No.
Nassarst and the founder and medical director DR..
Dowkoutt No lis East Forty-hfth-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON. April 27.-Leutenant Charles +. Wood
ruff. assistant surgeon recently appointed has been
ordered city Fort Wayne for temporary duty
Leave OF for four months has been granted Cap
tain IT, :. Weeks sth Cavalry. Lieutenant-Coonel John
Poland 2st Infantry, has been granted five months
leave OF absence account Of sickness.
Cadet Engineer James r. Byrne has been ordered 10
the Boston May 9: Ensign Harry KENNEL, TO duty as
inspector Of steel under the direction or Commander
Evans Lieutenant X NJ Brown has been detached from
the Norfolk Navy Yard on April 30 and granted SIX
mon tbs leave OF absence Chief Engineer W. j. Lamdin
been ordered ~ the Trenton
Secretary whitney to-day appointed Master saimaker
Wiley OF the samaEing department OF the Bos
Navy Yard after competitive examination In which
he took first place.
Secretary Whitney has approved the reports OF tho
boards of Survey the Nipsc and Enterprise now nc
New York and ordered OF repairing the vessels
10 be begun at once The OF making the repairs
well within the 30 per cent allowance.
Tho Richmond arrived at 81. Thomas on April Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE SONG BIRDS

WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE SONG Blklof
TO the Editor or The Trfbune
SIR: With no litto solcitue the writer asks,
Whom are the song birds In his younger days In
New England, he knew them all, and much of the
charm OF his youthful spring and summer rambles
through woods and fields due TO their delightful
melodies. The bobolink. robin and oriole were
famous warblcrs and 1t was pleasant also to listen
to the more modest numbers Of the catbrd, thrush
and bluebrd particularly charming song OF the
robin was heard moonlight evenings after the
domestic arrangements for the season had been COM
pletcd and the mother bird warming into llfo tho
four blue eggs that were to furnish the summer
family. The writer would travel far and tarry long
to bear again that exquisite song But 1t is many
years since he has heard any Of those once familiar
strains, Notwithstanding his continued residence In
tho country sdo. Has tho class Of songsters In each
species become extinctl II so, have the annoyance
and worriment OF that unmitigated nuisance, the
English sparrow, and that other nuisance. the small
boy with his gun. been instrumental In producing
tho sad result As to numbers. tho robins continue
to be- well represented, but there no warblcrs
among them, and of all the other species but very
few arc seen.
The exceedingly reprohensiblo fashion among women
OF decorating, rather disfgurng, their head-gea
with dead birds. IL Is to be hoped Will soon DO utterly
suppressed, also that all laws for the protection of
birds will DO faithfully enforced. Moreover, lot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
ITALIANS DRIVEN FROM A MOTT-ST HOUSE.

The four-sory brick tenement house No ga Mottst.
filed with Italian families reported by the police
unsafe and likely to tumble down last week An in
spector the Buildings Bureau looked the house and
Superintendent D'Oench condemned it. The owner
directed tear 1t down Immediately. Yesterday after
noon when contractor with gang of laborcrs went To
pull the house down it still full OF Italians aud their
furniture The police helped to drive out the Italians,
who protested vigorously Then the wOrkmen dragged
the furniture and mixed it up In two big heaps in tho
street In they lowered heavy articles from
the front windows of upper stories. The street
crowded with Italians, who scolded and flrned while
they sorted their property in smaller heaps and mado
ready for a late moving. Before the furniture all
the house the workmen began TO up the floors
and demOlish the framework preparatory to pulling
down the brick walls. The house pretty well down
by nghtfal, but number of the Italians were still
homplass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
p RUsTyKs OF TIE 1JIDEy TRUsT

The appointment Tuesday of Alexander f.
Orr, of tho firm Of David Dows & Co., and stephen
Walker United States District Attorney for South
ern New-Yorl to serve with John Bigelow Andrew
II. Green and George W. Smith, the executors Of
Samuel ]. Tden's Will, as trustees Of the Tilden
Trust, was made in conformity with the act OF the
Legislature incorporating the trust, which provided
that two additional trustees should be designated
within ninety days from the signing OF the bill.
No action relative to the purchase OF site for the
library proposed to be established by the trust Will
be taken until the courts decided the action
Instituted by George II. Tlden to test the validity Of
the clause Of Mr.. Tden's Will which provides for tho
trllst. As now organized John Bigelow Is president
OF the Board Of Trustees, Andrew II. Green vice.
president, George W. Smith treasurer, and Alexander
T. Orr SECRETARY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
YACHTS THAT STEAM AND IA OHTS THAT SAIL.
1t is said that the sale OF the steam yacht Radha
win be announced in q few days. j. NJ. Seymour, her

owner has received offer for her which he Is
likely to accept. The Radha IL composite boat
and was built at Newburg by Ward, Stanton 81 Co. IN
1850 Her length over ali Is 1875 ieet water lne
1875 feet; breadth, 2o.4 feet depth, IL feet. and
inverted threecylinder engine 20 inches in diameter
inches broad by IA feet Inches long, both con-
structed by Pusy 4 Jones OF Wilmington. The deck
was raised feet 10 inches In 1884 by Samuel Pine
Of Greenpoint. Gustav Hlman was the designer.
James Mahoney, the first mate Of the Daunticss
ON the ocean race expects to take command OF q
Yacht this summer. He has been for several years
captain OF a fore-and after In the fruit trade.
The work OF fitting out the rigging for J. g..
Prague's new slo0p, the Anaconda, VIII DO begun
to-day. - -
Joseph p Earle's sloop Oracle Is to have new
bowsprlt forty-three feet In length. Baylis Son,
of Port Jefferson, L. l., Will put 1t In and at the
Same time overhaul her generally.
The steam yacht Dagmar, owned by George A.
Bech Of Poughkeepsie, went TO that place from Port
Jefferson Tuesday and viii DO put into commission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
TRYING TO SAVE THE HARTFORD.

WASHINGTON April pa strong effort is making with
prospects OF to the old flagship Hartford
at Mare Island from condemnation. The people OF
the Pacific slope have been particularly active In the
matter and California delegation consisting Of Repre-
sentative Thompson, State Senator McCudden and A.
McPke have reached this city bearing copies OF reso
tons passed by the Chamber OF Commerce and other
commercial bodies of San Francisco strongly urging the
continuance Of the Hartford In active service Tho
delegation had long interview on the subject with
Secretary Whitney today and look for decision In
short time. As the estimates for repairing the Hartford
believed to aggregate less than twenty per cent OF
OF replacing the vessel the matter OF ordering
to be made is within Secretary Whitneys discretion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-28
a v. WHITE DECLINES.

g v. White, who was elected director Of the New
York and New-EDgand Railroad at meeting OF the
board on Tuesday, declined accept the position yeser
day. In letter to tho secretary OF tho company ne
stated he had two for his actions he was not
. stockhoider OF the company and bis time would be
thoroughly engossed by other duties for the next two
yea that he could not do justice to new trust The
comment Wall Indicated surprise not much at
r Whites refusal to In the new capacity as In the
apparent blunder Of the board IN electing q
cept the occ. President Botzwick ont Of town. On
the part Of Mr. White II said that his recent election
TO Congress- prevented his making any new engagements
even he had any special interest in them In this
instance 10 said Mr. White had had intmaton OF
his election 10 the NewEngland board